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Committee Chairs Backup 5/5/2018

Committee Chairs are elected at the December Intergroup meeting for the following calendar year. They serve for a period of one (1) year and shall
have one (1) year in OA and six (6) months abstinence.

If you would like to chair or serve on a committee, please attend an Intergroup meeting or contact us. Use our contact form to send us an e-mail, if you have questions or want more information.

Committee Chair Positions

Answerphone

Designated Downloader

Events

Group Growth

Literature

Media

Newsletter

Professional Outreach

Public Information

Retreat

Speaker List

Twelve Step Within

Young Persons

Committee Chair Duties

Answer PhoneListen to and answer messages from voicemail; update voicemail message and monitor account as needed; read and
answer e-mail from contact form on website and e-mail address of oahotline@sacvalleyoa.org.

Designated DownloaderProvide printed materials for members of the local OA Fellowship who do not have access to computers.
The Designated Downloader provides printed information that might only be available online.

Group GrowthFacilitate Intergroup Representative effectiveness by creating and using tools to help Intergroup Reps share within
their groups and at Intergroup: create and/or maintain documents to support groups through their Intergroup Reps and make available for download
on website; maintain connection with Intergroup Reps that are absent or unable to attend Intergroup meetings; visit the OA website for relevant
documents or information to share with Intergroup.

LiteratureThese duties have changed and will be updated soon. For more information visit the Literature Page.

MediaAcquire and manage recordings (audio/visual) of OA events; make recordings available for distribution and/or website
streaming as needed (working skill with Audio/visual software is desired).

NewsletterUpdate and modify "Valley Voice" newsletter as needed (working skill with desktop publishing is desired); make copies
and bring to Intergroup meeting for Intergroup Reps to distribute; get reimbursed for expenses through Treasurer; e-mail finalized document
as a PDF to webmaster.

Professional OutreachEstablish and maintain contact with the professional medical community; responsible for literature packets
for handout from medical standpoint. Available to serve at health fairs or medical events.

Public InformationBe a point of contact for the media, and community at large. Respond to requests for OA booths or public
information events such as health fairs; initiate and conduct public outreach, via events and media publicity.

Retreat Act as liaison between Intergroup and the retreat committee; create and distribute fliers for retreat.

Speaker ListManage and maintain a list of available speakers who are willing to travel and carry their message of strength
and hope to other OA groups; point of contact for other OA groups who are looking for a guest speaker.

Twelve Step Within

Our 12th Step in Overeaters Anonymous tells us to "carry the message to compulsive overeaters...". The primary purpose of the Twelfth Step Within, therefore, is to carry that same message to those who still suffer within the OA fellowship. Thus, the Twelfth Step Within Committee deals largely with relapse and issues of membership retention - the message, of course, is hope.

Young PersonsHelp formulate goals and oversee projects that are geared towards young people in our fellowship.

In Addition

All Committee Chairs are to: solicit committee members, as needed; submit a budget once a year to Intergroup; monitor activities/expenses to stay
within the budget provided and identify solutions to meet any anticipated budget shortfall and present them to Intergroup for approval;
attend monthly Intergroup meetings and provide a monthly report; and, you are encouraged to write an article for the newsletter/website describing
committee responsibilities, activities/achievements and your experience with this service.